Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hold in South Africa: An Econometric Approach
The study investigates if the environmental Kuznets curve hold in South Africa. It employed available annual time series data spanning for the years from 1961 to 2020 collected from World Bank data. The study employs a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to investigate the short run and long run r...
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| author | Nyiko Worship Hlongwane Olebogeng David Daw |
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The study investigates if the environmental Kuznets curve hold in South Africa. It employed available annual time series data spanning for the years from 1961 to 2020 collected from World Bank data. The study employs a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to investigate the short run and long run relationship. The results revealed that the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis hold in South Africa. The policy recommendations are that the policymaker must implement environmentally friendly economic growth to reduce environmental degradation in South Africa.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e907de88a610405fbc3282bc13d40c372023-02-15T16:10:15ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Energy Economics and Policy2146-45532022-05-0112310.32479/ijeep.12875Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hold in South Africa: An Econometric ApproachNyiko Worship Hlongwane0Olebogeng David Daw1School of Economics, North-West University, South AfricaSchool of Economics, North-West University, South Africa The study investigates if the environmental Kuznets curve hold in South Africa. It employed available annual time series data spanning for the years from 1961 to 2020 collected from World Bank data. The study employs a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to investigate the short run and long run relationship. The results revealed that the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis hold in South Africa. The policy recommendations are that the policymaker must implement environmentally friendly economic growth to reduce environmental degradation in South Africa. https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/12875Carbon dioxide emissionsEnvironmental Kuznets CurveEconomic growthVECMSouth Africa |
| spellingShingle | Nyiko Worship Hlongwane Olebogeng David Daw Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hold in South Africa: An Econometric Approach International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy Carbon dioxide emissions Environmental Kuznets Curve Economic growth VECM South Africa |
| title | Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hold in South Africa: An Econometric Approach |
| title_full | Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hold in South Africa: An Econometric Approach |
| title_fullStr | Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hold in South Africa: An Econometric Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hold in South Africa: An Econometric Approach |
| title_short | Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hold in South Africa: An Econometric Approach |
| title_sort | testing environmental kuznets curve hold in south africa an econometric approach |
| topic | Carbon dioxide emissions Environmental Kuznets Curve Economic growth VECM South Africa |
| url | https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/12875 |
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